While many people associate ancient Greece with the origin of democracy, it was home to many types of government. One person ruled in monarchies and tyrannies. A small group of people ruled in aristocracies and oligarchies. Rule by all citizens through voting took place in democracies. In general, Greek government evolved from single rule to small group rule to rule by the people. But because each city-state in ancient Greece possessed its own government, some of these types existed simultaneously.
